Upfront Survivor

Despite the more cost-effective presentations, fewer festivities and only 16 announced new fall 2008 series (versus 29 last fall — we all knew the writers’ strike would take its toll), it is still an exhausting whirlwind of constant activity. Unfortunately, nothing new looks like it has breakout potential.

Monday, as always, kicked off with NBC. But since the wilted Peacock already announced its fall schedule last month, it replaced its annual extravaganza at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall for what it referred to as the “NBC Universal Experience.”